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For more than 80 years, the Vinson Institute has worked with public officials throughout Georgia and around the world to improve governance and people's lives. From Georgia's early days as a largely agrarian state with a modest population to its modern-day status as a national and international force in business, industry, and politics with a population of almost 10 million, the Institute has helped government leaders navigate change and forge strong directions for a better Georgia.

Rob Gordon

Public Service Assistant
Governmental Services and Research

Rob Gordon directs a Vinson Institute unit that prepares demographic projections and analyses, conducts economic impact studies, and provides fiscal analysis of legislation, programs, and policies. The unit, which includes the Institute’s Applied Demography Program, Tax and Expenditure Data Center, and Fiscal Analysis Program, provides assistance to the Georgia General Assembly, state agencies and offices, including the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget, and local governments. In addition to serving as a unit director, Rob is an expert on the legal aspects of state and local government finance matters. He is an instructor in the Institute’s Financial Management Program, teaches in UGA’s Public Administration program, and is the author or coauthor of several works on such topics as Georgia local-option sales tax and bond financing. Prior to joining the Institute, Rob practiced law in Georgia and Virginia, where he advised state, county, and municipal governments and other organizations on financial matters and transactions.

Areas of expertise: economic development and related incentive transactions, general obligation and revenue bond issuances, special purpose local option sales tax implementation, federal tax and securities law issues relating to taxable and tax-exempt debt obligations

Education: J.D., The George Washington University Law School

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Rob Gordon

Rob Gordon
706.542.8427
gordonuga.edu

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